Year: 2015

  • Two more days of heat then comes Rain – The Joy and Work of the Martin Mars

    Two more days of heat then comes Rain – The Joy and Work of the Martin Mars

    While the specific details have changed slightly, the models have still held firm on the potential for real, drenching rain starting Friday and lasting into next week. Until we see you again Hawaii.   It fought 4 fires & dropped 1 million litres of water at a cost of $736k. What's next for the #MartinMars?…

  • Gradual cooling but pleasant most of the week.  Then big change coming. 100mm next week?

    Gradual cooling but pleasant most of the week. Then big change coming. 100mm next week?

    Another pleasant weekend has passed. The mornings are definitely getting cooler, we got down to 7°C at the Airport this morning, and the sun is getting up later and going to bed earlier too.  All signs of fall approaching… And fall may be approaching in the form of a big fall storm.  Keep reading. Here…

  • Forecast is relatively cool, but bone dry.

    There is not even a chance of rain in the short or long term UWash forecast this morning.  It is dry all the way out to next Thursday. Temperatures stay milder, with cooler mornings next week. (Some higher elevations may even approach freezing). But the lack of rain combined with the wind will keep the fire…

  • Forecast remains dry through weekend – Arctic Ice shrinks

    Forecast remains dry through weekend – Arctic Ice shrinks

    The forecast has not changed.  We will remain dry through the weekend.  It will cool slightly to temperatures below 30°C but still remain very pleasant. The fire danger remains at High and is expected to stay there for the forseeable future. Arctic Ice Drops to 2nd Lowest. After a couple years of recovery after its…

  • No rain in sight – Varying heat – Bomber flies again today

    No rain in sight – Varying heat – Bomber flies again today

    Update 7:40AM https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/633292908460838912 https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/633287607015727104 Aside from what looks like thunderstorm activity in the Interior, all the rainfall stays either well to the West and North touching only as close as Port Hardy and far to the East in Alberta. The super long range out 16 days to past the end of the month looks the…